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She had already tried to kill her husband with the same product. He had survived.
A former kindergarten teacher was executed this week in central China after killing a child and injuring 24 others by poisoning their porridge with sodium nitrite four years ago, state media reported on Friday (July 14). . Wang Yun, 39, unsuccessfully appealed the sentence, initially handed down in September 2020 by the Intermediate People’s Court in Jiaozuo City, Henan Province.
On Thursday, the same court verified Wang Yun’s identity, escorted her to the execution site and imposed the death penalty, a court statement said, according to state media.
In March 2019, Wang Yun bought sodium nitrite after she got involved in an argument with a fellow teacher.
A child who died of poisoning
The next morning at kindergarten, she added some of this chemical compound to the “eight treasure porridgechildren, the court heard, according to state media. There “eight treasure porridgeis a sweet-tasting rice-based porridge that is very popular in China. In January 2020, one of the children died from multiple organ failure caused by the poisoning. Two dozen others suffered minor injuries, state media reported. According to sky news, Wang Yun had already poisoned her husband with the same product. He had suffered only minor injuries.
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Wang’s case is one of many cases of death or violence in Chinese kindergartens in recent years. On Monday, a 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province, killing six people and injuring another, sparking concern over the violence against children in school.
China executes thousands of people every year, far more than any other country, according to estimates by human rights NGO Amnesty International. China does not publish data on executions.